The 2012-13 New England Patriots just became the first team in NFL history to get back-to-back byes before advancing to the conference championship game.

Could this get any easier?

I mean, seriously? The planets are aligned and the tomato cans are in place. The fraudulent Houston Texans are the only team standing between the New England Patriots and a trip to the AFC Championship game. All the Patriots have to do is beat the terrible Texans. One week from today. At Gillette Stadium.

New England led, 21-0, after nine minutes. It was 28-0 in the fifth minute of the third quarter. It was 35-7 in the first minute of the final quarter. When it got to 42-7, both starting quarterbacks were lifted from the game.

The great J.J. Watt was a zero in that game. Then he was unavailable for comment after the game. Houston’s ever-overmatched defensive coordinator, Wade Phillips, was scratching his head, perhaps wondering why his guys were unable to cover all those Patriots wide receivers.

Phillips and head coach Gary Kubiak did what almost everybody does against the Patriots. They choked. The forget what got them to this level. They played on their heels, and let Brady carve them up like a medical school cadaver. No pressure. Total retreat. Total surrender.

DX-TEX

01-06-2013, 03:26 PM

Same guy wrote the same type of piece before the Monday night game.

Norg

01-06-2013, 03:26 PM

im sure we will give them a better fight then denver did last year with tebow

arb729

01-06-2013, 03:28 PM

Just an FYI to everyone: no one in Boston really likes Shaughnessy. "Hate" is actually the word for most.

Is it at all possible for someone to print this out in 24"x36" paper and slap on every single houston texan locker on Sunday? It may or may not make a difference but if I were in their shoes, I would want to know just how little respect others hold for us.

The Medic01

01-06-2013, 03:35 PM

Oh please someone send this to the Texans locker room. I'm loving the media right now. All of them calling us frauds and writing us off. Keep going we don't mind.

Look that fool. What he wants with that?
Person in need of attention.
Dirty media.
if I'm not mistaken he already posted nonsense things before the regular-season game against the patsies...

MistaRed

01-06-2013, 03:49 PM

Wow.

NitroGSXR

01-06-2013, 03:52 PM

That was pretty funny. I liked it.

Goodwrench3

01-06-2013, 03:53 PM

Well,sorry,that's a duplicate thread,but I'm disgusted with that

Jules Winnfield

01-06-2013, 03:55 PM

everything he said was true.

sure he could've wrote it in a less douchy manner but everything he said is true.

thunderkyss

01-06-2013, 03:55 PM

http://b.globe.com/WkuGGA

Phillips and head coach Gary Kubiak did what almost everybody does against the Patriots. They choked. The forget what got them to this level. They played on their heels, and let Brady carve them up like a medical school cadaver. No pressure. Total retreat. Total surrender.

The Patriots did nothing Saturday. And they got exactly what they wanted.

Eh...... can't really argue anything he said. Just hope it finds its way to the locker room & we're man enough to do something about it.

MEGA SWATT

01-06-2013, 04:03 PM

If this doesn't motivate the Texans to kick some ass and get a W, I don't know what will:

This is not the same. Those Jets were not afraid of the Patriots. Those Jets had players and a coach who did not wet their pants at the sight of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. Those Jets had attitude.

The 2012-13 Texans? Pure frauds. The worst 11-1 team in the history of the NFL. These Texans have absolutely zero chance of beating New England here next week. And everybody knows that this is true.

what douche, he spends a lot of energy disputing the jets ass whooping by builiding up the Jets and their coaching staff and disgracing the Texans.

This MUST be the Texan's battle cry.

The refs better not be pulling the PI BS, especially when the ball is not catchable.

Jules Winnfield

01-06-2013, 04:04 PM

i wish we had more writers like dan shauhnessy.

writers with balls.

Instead of the paid in full mclain and whichever lackey the only newspaper in town have.

How in the world could the 4th largest city in America only have one newspaper?

thunderkyss

01-06-2013, 04:06 PM

i wish we had more writers like dan shauhnessy.

writers with balls.

Instead of the paid in full mclain and whichever lackey the only newspaper in town have.

How in the world could the 4th largest city in America only have one newspaper?

If Shaunessy was here in Houston he'd have written something equally insulting about the Patriots & fluff up the Texans.

McClain has been pretty honest & straight about the Texans. His problem, if you knew what you were talking about, is that he has absolutely no inside information.

Surreal McCoy

01-06-2013, 04:06 PM

http://firerickreilly.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/thumb.jpg

I saw Lord of the Rings. Not gonna bother seeing The Hobbit.

Marcus

01-06-2013, 04:07 PM

Eh...... can't really argue anything he said. Just hope it finds its way to the locker room & we're man enough to do something about it.

Hope and prayer is all you have to go on.

Jeezus, I think the mood around here would be better if we lost. It's like waiting a week until your leg is amputated.

Funny thing is Watt put brady on his ass like 8 times. Patriots have all them short ass white guys and they do little slants pick and rolls, snap the ball before the defense is ready. Dont leave much time for the D-line to get to brady.

I know the texans had sucked the last month everyone knows that, but this will not be a cake walk game for the patriots. If we would of played them in the early stage of the season when we were playing dominant football we would of crushed them. If we can get half way back to that form next sunday we will win

The guy writing the column is an idiot. When the pats werent playing their best ball they got beat by the cards, and a few other bad teams. Everyone team goes through their low point, we will get on track and beat the Pats next weekend.

Goodwrench3

01-06-2013, 04:12 PM

This guy is a clown..

Jules Winnfield

01-06-2013, 04:12 PM

If Shaunessy was here in Houston he'd have written something equally insulting about the Patriots & fluff up the Texans.

McClain has been pretty honest & straight about the Texans. His problem, if you knew what you were talking about, is that he has absolutely no inside information.

no he wouldnt.

boston and new york writers call it the way they see it and they dont coddle good old houston boys like kubiak, biggio and bagwell.

they will rip the home team apart if its deserve unlike paid hacks like john mclain and the worst, richard justice.

Everlong

01-06-2013, 04:13 PM

Just an FYI to everyone: no one in Boston really likes Shaughnessy. "Hate" is actually the word for most.

^^^ this. We cannot stand him. He's a Red Soxs hack and should stick with baseball.

The Third Man

01-06-2013, 04:16 PM

http://firerickreilly.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/thumb.jpg

He would look good with a boot in his face.

legacy_gt

01-06-2013, 04:19 PM

i hope every writer says bad stuff against the texans. i like the underdog role.

TexansBull

01-06-2013, 04:26 PM

Just an FYI to everyone: no one in Boston really likes Shaughnessy. "Hate" is actually the word for most.

cough...john mclain...cough

Sent from my RM-820_nam_att_100 using Board Express

Brisco_County

01-06-2013, 04:27 PM

You get the best and the worst of the media world from the east coast. And when your journalism career isn't going to be propelled by substantial writing, you become this guy.

CloakNNNdagger

01-06-2013, 04:29 PM

The Boston media (and National media) recognize the POS he is.

From the website Dan Shaughnessy Watch
(http://danshaughnessy.blogspot.com/)We read him so you don't have to.
Sunday, January 06, 2013

Arrogance, Reflected

After spending the better part (for a writer as hacktastic as Shank, is that a contradiction in terms?) of his mediocre career lambasting players as prima donnas, owners as arrogant, and everyone else as basement trolls, The CHB has truly become that which he lives to despise.

For today, for the second time in three days and the third time in a month, The CHB calls the Texans "frauds" and says the Patriots will walk over the competition to the AFC Championship.

Who is calling who arrogant? For The CHB, whose range as a columnist runs the gamut from childish name-calling to demeaning of talent and everything in between -- and why not, since he's had a pretty lucrative run perpetrating his own fraud on the owners of the Boston Globe -- this is the epitome of his projectionism.

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."

Ryan

01-06-2013, 04:30 PM

My tweet to that clown. Feel free to send him one as well @Dan_Shaughnessy.

"It must suck waking up every day knowing you have to be you all day. Pathetic excuse for journalism."

thunderkyss

01-06-2013, 04:44 PM

Hope and prayer is all you have to go on.

I think you're mistaken me for someone else.

I believe there is ample evidence over the last three weeks that we've been getting better & back to the kind of football that had "everyone" thinking we were favorites to win the Super Bowl.

I'd have liked another week, playing someone else, before we go to play New England, but as is, I like our chances.

thunderkyss

01-06-2013, 04:49 PM

no he wouldnt.

boston and new york writers call it the way they see it and they dont coddle good old houston boys like kubiak, biggio and bagwell.

they will rip the home team apart if its deserve unlike paid hacks like john mclain and the worst, richard justice.

You should know my last post was to help you stop saying stupid sh!t, but it seems you're doing it on purpose.

Premier

01-06-2013, 04:49 PM

no he wouldnt.

boston and new york writers call it the way they see it

they will rip the home team apart if its deserve unlike paid hacks like john mclain

pancakes called the texans pretenders, and picked the bengals to win yesterday..

I hope they have this posted in Texan Locker room already.......along with most national media types.......

thunderkyss

01-06-2013, 04:52 PM

pancakes called the texans pretenders, and picked the bengals to win yesterday..

He wouldn't put the Texans as #1 on "his" power rankings until we were like 11-1.

I think it was since that day, that we started to nose dive. The freak'n curse of pancakes McClain.

SAMURAITEXAN

01-06-2013, 04:57 PM

http://firerickreilly.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/thumb.jpg

Man, this guy looks like nothing to do with sports at all. Doesn't look like he ever touched a football in his life. Looks really a scum.

ThaShark316

01-06-2013, 04:59 PM

I like how the Texan fans tried to give him props, but the Pats fans came in and basically called him a douche.

arb729

01-06-2013, 05:05 PM

Some more background on him: He is the one who originally coined the "Curse of the Bambino". After the Sox won in 04, they showed the Boston press box and the only one who wasn't either in tears or elated was Schaugnassey. If I remember correctly, he actually had a slightly disappointed look on his face that his claim to fame was essentially null and void.

He is now known for these types of pieces; overly extreme in one direction (positive for Boston teams or negative) to get attention for his articles. He also wrote a piece a few years back about why Cornell "deserves" to beat Kentucky in March Madness that got national attention, mainly because of how dumb the logic behind it was.

In summary, he's a hack. He has the nickname "Curly Haired Boyfriend" and "Shanks" in Boston, neither endearing in any way. If you want a real take from the Patriots side, I can link to the articles from the more respected Patriots writers later this week when they are published.

cdollaz

01-06-2013, 05:10 PM

This guy is a clown..
And he has the hair to prove it.

eriadoc

01-06-2013, 05:19 PM

Think about how many times people have bitched about Belichick pouring on the points and throwing for TDs in the 4th quarter when they're up by 21+. In that Monday night game, Belichick let up. You can come up with whatever reason you think he did, but it was pretty evident to me that he let up because he knew the Texans, and especially Kubiak, had quit. That was as complete an ass whipping as I've ever witnessed in the NFL. It was not just a scoreboard defeat.

PapaL

01-06-2013, 05:25 PM

Does he wear a uniform? Is he A coach? Who cares what he thinks. We got our asses handed to us a month ago in Foxboro. They should be happy to see us.

Punch a bully in the mouth. That's the best way to shut them up.

GP

01-06-2013, 05:34 PM

It's like Martin Short and the fat kid from The Sandlot had a son together.

Playoffs

01-06-2013, 06:06 PM

http://firerickreilly.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/thumb.jpg

http://www.designdownloader.com/item/pngs/arrow06_up/arrow06_up-20110827222206-00020.png This ... is the answer to the question:

What do you get when you take Barry Manilow's uglier twin brother ... add Cyrano de Bergerac's nose ... and Shirley Temple's hair ... then change its gender???

Look that fool. What he wants with that?
Person in need of attention.
Dirty media.
if I'm not mistaken he already posted nonsense things before the regular-season game against the patsies...

Why did you link the article without saying "THIS IS A LINK TO THE ARTICLE"????????

I just gave this ********* loser a click and thus bumped his income. Hits is the reason he writes this.

House of Pain

01-06-2013, 06:56 PM

I'm assuming that someone who is on twitter from this board, will personally send this article as a direct message to every Texans player they follow on Twitter? Thank you, and remember, you are improving our chances with your handiwork.

Can't wait for hockey!!! Lucky for me I don't have to hear Jack Edwards.

Geezus, Boston sucks.

Textan

01-06-2013, 10:36 PM

How can you blame this goof ball for liking the Patriots chances against a team the Patriots absolutely slaughtered a month ago?
Have the Texans shown some incredible play as of late that would alter your thinking the same outcome will not come to fruition?
The Texans can win, but some calls, some balls, and the stars will all have to align towards them.
Not impossible, just damn near.

Rufus Jarvis

01-06-2013, 10:55 PM

This stuff/articles will make it even sweeter if the Texans win.

GRONKED

01-06-2013, 10:56 PM

Lollll hes a prick.

Got it all wrong.

The Broncos are getting a 2nd bye too...hahaa.

Really, espn can go ahead and start advertising the afc championship game right now.

Lol @ texan improvement. The only noteworthy w in last month was vs bungles...who couldnt get out of their own way and still almost stumbled into a w. You realize if dalton hits a wide open green behind ur secondary...youd be down, late in the 4th?

It won't get that close, but if even if it does, brady wont miss.

Neg rep plz. (Hey, I promise to show back up here if you pull it off)

Showtime100

01-06-2013, 10:58 PM

Lollll hes a prick.

Got it all wrong.

The Broncos are getting a 2nd bye too...hahaa.

Really, espn can go ahead and start advertising the afc championship game right now.

Lol @ texan improvement. The only noteworthy w in last month was vs bungles...who couldnt get out of their own way and still almost stumbled into a w. You realize if dalton hits a wide open green behind ur secondary...youd be down, late in the 4th?

It won't get that close, but if even if it does, brady wont miss.

Neg rep plz. (Hey, I promise to show back up here if you pull it off)

Thing is, no matter who wins I'll wake up the next day in Texas and you'll still be in that shiithole.

We win!!

Grungo_Taco

01-06-2013, 11:03 PM

Chillax beantown.. These aren't the '07 Pats. Patriots are beatable. Just have to work the middle of the field w TE's.. Mayo & Spikes can't cover a bed.

P.S. Texans oline looked great vs cinci!

Big Lou

01-06-2013, 11:07 PM

http://firerickreilly.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/thumb.jpg

His name is Shaughnessy, more like Shaugh nasty, that muff hugga is Ugly.

Looks like Wilfork stepped on Carrot Tops face........

Showtime100

01-06-2013, 11:15 PM

I hate it when trolls come here then get told to go to bed before we can gronk him. :foottap:

dc_txtech

01-06-2013, 11:18 PM

http://firerickreilly.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/thumb.jpg

Mother of God. This is the guy a 4 year old points at in the grocery store and asks, "Mommy why is that man so ugly?"

Rocky Dennis thinks this guy is goofy looking.

disaacks3

01-06-2013, 11:20 PM

McClain has been pretty honest & straight about the Texans. His problem, if you knew what you were talking about, is that he has absolutely no inside information. Really? The guy who gave the Texans an A- for the game Sunday when I opened the paper this morning. We must differ on what honesty means. :)

Showtime100

01-06-2013, 11:21 PM

Mother of God. This is the guy a 4 year old points at in the grocery store and asks, "Mommy why is that man so ugly?"

Rocky Dennis thinks this guy is goofy looking.

In Boston he's considered hot....LOL.

Big Lou

01-06-2013, 11:23 PM

Lollll hes a prick.

Got it all wrong.

The Broncos are getting a 2nd bye too...hahaa.

Really, espn can go ahead and start advertising the afc championship game right now.

Lol @ texan improvement. The only noteworthy w in last month was vs bungles...who couldnt get out of their own way and still almost stumbled into a w. You realize if dalton hits a wide open green behind ur secondary...youd be down, late in the 4th?

It won't get that close, but if even if it does, brady wont miss.

Neg rep plz. (Hey, I promise to show back up here if you pull it off)

Pats are beatable dude. They lost to the Cardinals, and Jacksonville gave them a run for their money. Last game is done and gone, it's 0-0.

HJam72

01-07-2013, 08:36 AM

I'm not surprised at all at this kind of talk coming from that part of the states. Only thing is bashing Watt is a new low for them in my mind. Not his fault the secondary couldn't cover for even a second a lot of the time. I still blame the safeties for inexplicably focusing on the RB. Obviously, Harris was crap in that game too.

Really, espn can go ahead and start advertising the afc championship game right now.

Lol @ texan improvement. The only noteworthy w in last month was vs bungles...who couldnt get out of their own way and still almost stumbled into a w. You realize if dalton hits a wide open green behind ur secondary...youd be down, late in the 4th?

It won't get that close, but if even if it does, brady wont miss.

Neg rep plz. (Hey, I promise to show back up here if you pull it off)

Stop doing that.

Goodwrench3

01-07-2013, 09:54 AM

Patriots have many weak points... We can beat them. That clown will eat the words.

Foxboro Steve

01-07-2013, 10:19 AM

Guys, he's awful. Terrible.

The only thing I would say re: bulletin board material is: are you kidding me? The only motivation your team needs is right there with the 42-14 embarrassment in the first game. You can bet the Texans will be ready to show up, unlike the first game, when they pee'd down their leg. That won't happen again.

If your team needs motivation from CHB, then they don't deserve to be in the game to begin with.

Runner

01-07-2013, 11:14 AM

Guys, he's awful. Terrible.

The only thing I would say re: bulletin board material is: are you kidding me? The only motivation your team needs is right there with the 42-14 embarrassment in the first game. You can bet the Texans will be ready to show up, unlike the first game, when they pee'd down their leg. That won't happen again.

If your team needs motivation from CHB, then they don't deserve to be in the game to begin with.

Exactly. Playing to get into the AFC Championship game should be motivation enough. Should be.

Playing for home field advantage should have been too.

thunderkyss

01-07-2013, 11:51 AM

Exactly. Playing to get into the AFC Championship game should be motivation enough. Should be.

Playing for home field advantage should have been too.

Agreed. But just because we didn't win, doesn't mean they weren't motivated. It means we didn't play very well.

I would have hated for us to win one of those last two games & been sitting around watching the play-offs this past weekend.

This team flat out was not good playing against Minnesota. There's no way that team would have beaten the Ravens that played yesterday, or the Ravens that will play next week. No way.

Getting healthy isn't going to help us. We're not getting back a Brian Cushing or Jonathan Joseph next week. We needed a good week of practice to "fix" a dozen issues that prevented us from playing good football. We needed to play a game against good competition to verify that we fixed those issues, or identify that the issue wasn't fixed.

Now we've got another week of practice to address a few issues we didn't fix & another dozen we didn't address.

I like the idea of playing at home. I like the idea of having the play-offs come through Houston. If we were playing like we were week 7, week 9, or even week 11 then I can see that bye week helping us. But as it was..... no.

Modest

01-07-2013, 01:01 PM

This guy is universally hated. Pay him no mind.

On a side note, why in the hell have the mods here not banned Gronked yet? hes obviously not here for relevant football discussion.

MistaRed

01-07-2013, 01:17 PM

Arian Foster is aware of this article. He has part of it as his avatar on twitter.

mridge01

01-07-2013, 01:25 PM

I saw Lord of the Rings. Not gonna bother seeing The Hobbit.

:goodpost: :clap:

Dread-Head

01-07-2013, 01:38 PM

The Texans should go into Foxborro with a black fleur de lis on the side of their helmets and think of Thomasina Brady as Bret Favre. The first time he gets his hands on the ball they should strive for a BRUTAL, flagrant roughing the passer. They should act as if the outcome of the game was predetermined by the refrees and turn it into an exercise of "how hard can we hit Tom Brady and Wes Welker."

They should act as Sun Tzu's troops did when they were outnumbered and fighting in the mountains. We have NOTHING to lose. How many of these SOBS can I take with me before I go. ESPN, Fox Sports, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports and CBS sports has GIVEN this one to the Patriots before the kick off. I say the Texans go in there and play 60 minutes of the most angry football the Patriots have ever seen. The refs are going to ignore the numerous times J.J. Watt will be tackled on his way to Brady. There will be scores of mysterious pass interference calls against Jackson and Quinn.
I say vugg it. Level some EXCRUCIATING hits on "defenseless receivers". "Rough the passer" whenever possible. The Texans will be playing against the Patriots, The National Media, The Crowd and the refs. The only one of those four whom you can knock the ever loving piss out of, give a concussion and have carted off the field are the Patriots. Prepare to hand Goddell a game check. Be some broke sons of 3itches with superbowl rings rather than rich young men at home WATCHING someone ELSE earn one! WIN AT ALL COSTS or don't bother making the trip. One advantage I can say the Pats have right off. THEY have a QB all we have is Schaub.

[Disclaimer] If you're a Patriots FAN visiting our board I don't give a I$HT if you like me OR my Opinions. Thomasina Brady and Bill Belecheat can take all three of their Lombardi trophies and cram them up their @$$es. The Pats are champs and the great ones don't know when to step aside gracefully. I'm ready to see my Texans knock your team to the deck and beat them till the refs have to pull them off.
I'm TIRED of having to be "graceful in defeat". Fcvk it...it's time for some OTHER cities fans to be bridesmaids with big, fake smiles.

dmello

01-07-2013, 01:58 PM

I just want to say that most Pat's fan aren't like DAN SHAUGHNESSY. He has to sell news. People like him give the rest of us bad names and makes us look arrogant. Most of us respect other teams because we know that just because we beat you once doesn't mean we can do it again.

I hope we win but i'm not counting on it. good luck Sunday.

Dread-Head

01-07-2013, 02:02 PM

I just want to say that most Pat's fan aren't like DAN SHAUGHNESSY. He has to sell news. People like him give the rest of us bad names and makes us look arrogant. Most of us respect other teams because we know that just because we beat you once doesn't mean we can do it again.

I hope we win but i'm not counting on it. good luck Sunday.

Sorry...couldn't hear you. The sound of your three gigantic Superbowl rings clicking together, and all the National Media saying that all Brady has to do is show up to assure a win were drowning you out...:spin:

Foxboro Steve

01-07-2013, 02:33 PM

Sorry...couldn't hear you. The sound of your three gigantic Superbowl rings clicking together, and all the National Media saying that all Brady has to do is show up to assure a win were drowning you out...:spin:

heh. That's how we feel about the ball-washers that are on their knees for Manning. :bowdown:

b0ng

01-07-2013, 02:42 PM

Arian Foster used a piece of the article as his twitter avatar.

EDIT: Beaten.

Anyways, hopefully this article is posted all throughout the Texans locker room.

Señor Stan

01-07-2013, 03:01 PM

The Texans should go into Foxborro with a black fleur de lis on the side of their helmets and think of Thomasina Brady as Bret Favre. The first time he gets his hands on the ball they should strive for a BRUTAL, flagrant roughing the passer. They should act as if the outcome of the game was predetermined by the refrees and turn it into an exercise of "how hard can we hit Tom Brady and Wes Welker."

They should act as Sun Tzu's troops did when they were outnumbered and fighting in the mountains. We have NOTHING to lose. How many of these SOBS can I take with me before I go. ESPN, Fox Sports, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports and CBS sports has GIVEN this one to the Patriots before the kick off. I say the Texans go in there and play 60 minutes of the most angry football the Patriots have ever seen. The refs are going to ignore the numerous times J.J. Watt will be tackled on his way to Brady. There will be scores of mysterious pass interference calls against Jackson and Quinn.
I say vugg it. Level some EXCRUCIATING hits on "defenseless receivers". "Rough the passer" whenever possible. The Texans will be playing against the Patriots, The National Media, The Crowd and the refs. The only one of those four whom you can knock the ever loving piss out of, give a concussion and have carted off the field are the Patriots. Prepare to hand Goddell a game check. Be some broke sons of 3itches with superbowl rings rather than rich young men at home WATCHING someone ELSE earn one! WIN AT ALL COSTS or don't bother making the trip. One advantage I can say the Pats have right off. THEY have a QB all we have is Schaub.

[Disclaimer] If you're a Patriots FAN visiting our board I don't give a I$HT if you like me OR my Opinions. Thomasina Brady and Bill Belecheat can take all three of their Lombardi trophies and cram them up their @$$es. The Pats are champs and the great ones don't know when to step aside gracefully. I'm ready to see my Texans knock your team to the deck and beat them till the refs have to pull them off.
I'm TIRED of having to be "graceful in defeat". Fcvk it...it's time for some OTHER cities fans to be bridesmaids with big, fake smiles.

In other words... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvijyBIgazE)

srrono

01-07-2013, 03:14 PM

FULL STORY (http://deadspin.com/5973827/arian-foster-took-special-exception-to-dan-shaughnessys-especially-terrible-texans-column?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow) at deadspin

heh. That's how we feel about the ball-washers that are on their knees for Manning. :bowdown:

It's hard to be anti-Pats and a 1st class Son of a 3itch when this guy is classing up the joint...so I'll just remember the a$$ whipping my Texans took and the way the national media acted as if it was our destiny.
:swatter:

arb729

01-07-2013, 03:28 PM

Its Boston ... what do you expect?

If America were a homeless person with a huge oozing cyst on its ass that cyst would be Boston.

Been there many times ... not looking forward to going back.

Why do you feel this way?

thunderkyss

01-07-2013, 03:34 PM

FULL STORY (http://deadspin.com/5973827/arian-foster-took-special-exception-to-dan-shaughnessys-especially-terrible-texans-column?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow) at deadspin

Eric Stoner ‏@ECStoner
Shaughnessy's piece is pretty much identical to Woody Paige's piece on Jags/Broncos in 96. Just sayin.

Great.... now next weeks story is going to be how Arian was too worried about freak'n tabloid sports writers instead of practicing.

patfanken

01-07-2013, 05:04 PM

The fact is, if the Shaughnessy story is what the Texan players need to make them fired up to play the Pats, then they've lost already.:rolleyes:

Why would any player be listening to what a mediot columnist says. Their job is to stir things up to begin with. What's funny is that he column is getting panned among Pats almost as it is here. Here's a link and see for yourself

The bottom line will be that the game will be won on the field, by the players and coaches and not by some overly smug, self serving sports writer, who cares more about trending on twitter, than informing his shrinking readership.

TejasTom

01-07-2013, 05:15 PM

This guy is coming on 610 right now so tune in if you want......

(he is supposed to be on at 2:15 which is now...)

He pretty much crawfished on everything.

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Rey

01-07-2013, 05:20 PM

He pretty much crawfished on everything.

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Yep...He sounded pretty weak

thunderkyss

01-07-2013, 05:29 PM

Yep...He sounded pretty weak

He sounded just like he looked. Like an internet bada$s

Foxboro Steve

01-07-2013, 06:07 PM

It's hard to be anti-Pats and a 1st class Son of a 3itch when this guy is classing up the joint...so I'll just remember the a$$ whipping my Texans took and the way the national media acted as if it was our destiny.
:swatter:

thanks for the props. :tiphat:

Doesn't make much sense to me to come down here and be a dick. I'd much rather have intelligent talk about football. Speaking of which, if you want intelligent football, read Greg Bedard at the Globe. Much better than Shaughnessy, who is just a "button pusher".

Modest

01-07-2013, 06:25 PM

You guys should ban that Gronked guy. He seems to be a dick and most of us are here for good football discussion.

infantrycak

01-07-2013, 06:29 PM

You guys should ban that Gronked guy. He seems to be a dick and most of us are here for good football discussion.

We really dislike banning people. As long as he keeps it civil and to the smack talk forum he'll survive. I will thank the Pats fans who have come in and been good about talking football.

patfanken

01-07-2013, 06:32 PM

One of the key tenants of the "Patriot Way" is "don't listen to the noise". It comes right after "do your job". in other words, don't listen to what the mediots in the press and talk shows are saying. They don't know whats going on.

Right now Adrian Foster is "listening to the noise". Not a great sign. Well actually it IS a great sign.....if you are a Pats fan. ;)

Pantherstang84

01-07-2013, 06:33 PM

I don't know why everyone is so worked up over this. Is he flame throwing? Yes. However, can you really dispute any of the facts he said. The Texans did fold up like a cheap tent that day. Until they punch Pretty Tom in the mouth and man up, this guy is right until proven wrong.

Texans_Chick

01-07-2013, 06:38 PM

Just doesn't matter.

That any media/fans talking about it and using his name means the trolls won.

Foster didn't talk about it. It is just an avatar. He probably thinks it is funny. I think it is funny. In America, you can be paid to be a troll. And getting your panties wadded up about this means he wins.

Dooooooooon't caaaaaaaaaaaaare.

thunderkyss

01-07-2013, 06:41 PM

Right now Adrian Foster is "listening to the noise". Not a great sign. Well actually it IS a great sign.....if you are a Pats fan. ;)

Agreed.....

well, if it inspires him to run for 200, I may have to change my opinion.

utahmark

01-07-2013, 06:43 PM

One of the key tenants of the "Patriot Way" is "don't listen to the noise". It comes right after "do your job". in other words, don't listen to what the mediots in the press and talk shows are saying. They don't know whats going on.

Right now Adrian Foster is "listening to the noise". Not a great sign. Well actually it IS a great sign.....if you are a Pats fan. ;)

These guys are human. They are not going to be looking at game film 24 hours a day. I don't see any problem with it.

klockWork

01-07-2013, 06:46 PM

Damn. Seems I'm too late. Was going to post about why Texans players should ignore this clown since this is his goal all along. In the media world any attention good or bad is a successful writing.

This is what he wanted all along. Now cbs and espn is going to run with this locker room stories and Shaughnessy and his boss will be sipping 30yrs aged Scotch over Cuban cigar in his office saying, "I can't believe that work!"

fiasco west

01-07-2013, 06:48 PM

One of the key tenants of the "Patriot Way" is "don't listen to the noise". It comes right after "do your job". in other words, don't listen to what the mediots in the press and talk shows are saying. They don't know whats going on.

Right now Adrian Foster is "listening to the noise". Not a great sign. Well actually it IS a great sign.....if you are a Pats fan. ;)

It just depends on the person.

Some athletes may do better ignoring it but I think some just add it to their list of things that fuel them. It was said that Jordan would use any little thing that anyone said about him to motivate himself.

In football's case, just look at the first thing Bart Scott said after the win in 2010. It was about what 'they' said about the Jets. He even NAMED guys that didn't believe in the team.

So I don't think there is no wrong or right way to motivate a team or player.

Some athletes may do better ignoring it but I think some just add it to their list of things that fuel them. It was said that Jordan would use any little thing that anyone said about him to motivate himself.

In football's case, just look at the first thing Bart Scott said after the win in 2010. It was about what 'they' said about the Jets. He even NAMED guys that didn't believe in the team.

So I don't think there is no wrong or right way to motivate a team or player.
I wouldn't get too invested in the Jets playoff upset in the 2010 playoffs. There are only 23 players on the Pats that had to endure the pain of that loss.

In 2010 BB was just into the 2nd year of a virtual reboot of the Roster that dominated the league until 2007 There are only about 8 players left from that 2007 team. Most people aren't aware that the Pats had the youngest defense in the league. BB's genius is that managed that roster reboot while still remaining one of better teams in the league every year.

markn

01-07-2013, 08:33 PM

One of the key tenants of the "Patriot Way" is "don't listen to the noise". It comes right after "do your job". in other words, don't listen to what the mediots in the press and talk shows are saying. They don't know whats going on.

Right now Adrian Foster is "listening to the noise". Not a great sign. Well actually it IS a great sign.....if you are a Pats fan. ;)

Adrian Foster? Sounds like you're listening to the noise!

ralph

01-07-2013, 08:56 PM

heh. That's how we feel about the ball-washers that are on their knees for Manning. :bowdown:

At least we can come together and agree that Manning blows.

fiasco west

01-07-2013, 08:57 PM

I wouldn't get too invested in the Jets playoff upset in the 2010 playoffs. There are only 23 players on the Pats that had to endure the pain of that loss.

In 2010 BB was just into the 2nd year of a virtual reboot of the Roster that dominated the league until 2007 There are only about 8 players left from that 2007 team. Most people aren't aware that the Pats had the youngest defense in the league. BB's genius is that managed that roster reboot while still remaining one of better teams in the league every year.

No not that I was comparing the Jets team and situation to that of our own now.

Only that it seemed like the Jets listened to all the noise then and it probably motivated them. I mean the first thing their team captain says after the win is about how everyone doubted them and even named some of those that did.

TexansBull

01-07-2013, 09:41 PM

One of the key tenants of the "Patriot Way" is "don't listen to the noise". It comes right after "do your job". in other words, don't listen to what the mediots in the press and talk shows are saying. They don't know whats going on.

Right now Adrian Foster is "listening to the noise". Not a great sign. Well actually it IS a great sign.....if you are a Pats fan. ;)

Your post stinks you make me laugh.

http://i.minus.com/iG5QUQTaRA7v1.gif

The Third Man

01-07-2013, 09:45 PM

One of the key tenants of the "Patriot Way" is "don't listen to the noise". It comes right after "do your job". in other words, don't listen to what the mediots in the press and talk shows are saying. They don't know whats going on.

Right now Adrian Foster is "listening to the noise". Not a great sign. Well actually it IS a great sign.....if you are a Pats fan. ;)

Arian Foster will show up and kick ass. Don't kid yourself.

rush2112mn

01-07-2013, 10:08 PM

Good bullentin board material......I dont blame Arian Foster.....anything to motivate.....
Somebody telling him his team is no good.....added motivation....another person telling him he cant do something......watch out.....that kind of thing is what motivates him....it did growing up....if you watched that ESPN special on him.
Patriots writer...thanks for the added motivation....I was hoping one of those east coast writers would say something stupid......and they did........
Let Loose the Bulls on Parade.......

Adrian Foster? Sounds like you're listening to the noise!As for "listening to the noise", I'm a fan. That's my job. ;)

As for Adrian Foster, a great player who I have great respect and admiration for. I don't mean to imply that he's a bad guy for "listening to the noise". Its only natural. That's why the Pats put so much effort in NOT being distracted by outside influences. Its a learned skill that been institutionalized in Foxboro. Players are made aware of this from the first day they walk in the door.

Bottom like, Foster shouldn't be listening to the musings of the mediots, whether they are praising or damning his team. The fact that he is, probably doesn't really matter in the great scheme of things. If anything his tweets are probably now bulletin board material in the Pats locker room. But you'll never get them to say so publicly. :D

vupac1

01-08-2013, 01:06 AM

As for "listening to the noise", I'm a fan. That's my job. ;)

As for Adrian Foster, a great player who I have great respect and admiration for. I don't mean to imply that he's a bad guy for "listening to the noise". Its only natural. That's why the Pats put so much effort in NOT being distracted by outside influences. Its a learned skill that been institutionalized in Foxboro. Players are made aware of this from the first day they walk in the door.

If you truly want to respect and admire ARIAN, you may want to start by getting his name right hahah

ralph

01-08-2013, 01:40 AM

As for "listening to the noise", I'm a fan. That's my job. ;)

As for Adrian Foster, a great player who I have great respect and admiration for. I don't mean to imply that he's a bad guy for "listening to the noise". Its only natural. That's why the Pats put so much effort in NOT being distracted by outside influences. Its a learned skill that been institutionalized in Foxboro. Players are made aware of this from the first day they walk in the door.

Bottom like, Foster shouldn't be listening to the musings of the mediots, whether they are praising or damning his team. The fact that he is, probably doesn't really matter in the great scheme of things. If anything his tweets are probably now bulletin board material in the Pats locker room. But you'll never get them to say so publicly. :D

Just like Jordan shouldn't have listened to the reporter who said he couldn't shoot threes before he played Portland?

michaelm

01-08-2013, 05:29 AM

As for "listening to the noise", I'm a fan. That's my job. ;)

As for Adrian Foster, a great player who I have great respect and admiration for. I don't mean to imply that he's a bad guy for "listening to the noise". Its only natural. That's why the Pats put so much effort in NOT being distracted by outside influences. Its a learned skill that been institutionalized in Foxboro. Players are made aware of this from the first day they walk in the door.

Bottom like, Foster shouldn't be listening to the musings of the mediots, whether they are praising or damning his team. The fact that he is, probably doesn't really matter in the great scheme of things. If anything his tweets are probably now bulletin board material in the Pats locker room. But you'll never get them to say so publicly. :D

Not listening to the noise is "institutionalized in Foxboro", yet Arian's tweets are probably now bulletin board material in the Pats locker room?
LOL. Dude, pick a stance, and take it, but you can't have both polar opposite sides in the same argument.
You wack, yo...

b0ng

01-08-2013, 08:14 AM

As for "listening to the noise", I'm a fan. That's my job. ;)

As for Adrian Foster, a great player who I have great respect and admiration for. I don't mean to imply that he's a bad guy for "listening to the noise". Its only natural. That's why the Pats put so much effort in NOT being distracted by outside influences. Its a learned skill that been institutionalized in Foxboro. Players are made aware of this from the first day they walk in the door.

Bottom like, Foster shouldn't be listening to the musings of the mediots, whether they are praising or damning his team. The fact that he is, probably doesn't really matter in the great scheme of things. If anything his tweets are probably now bulletin board material in the Pats locker room. But you'll never get them to say so publicly. :D

"Not being distracted by outside influence" "Fosters tweets are probably bulletin board material". So, which is it, and what exactly has Foster tweeted that would be that sort of material exactly (I'm pretty sure you won't find any)?

I've heard many Pats fans say that if Foster needs extra motivation then the Texans have already lost. I'm sure the '01 Pats didn't use any sort of media written about them or how they were gifted a win vs Oakland as motivation going into the game against the Rams. Motivation in football is a funny thing and can certainly lead to great upsets. And we've certainly seen the Pats fall to a team their fans believe than to be superior than during playoff and championship football. So you go ahead and keep believing that there is nothing to worry about from the lowly Texans.

HoustonFrog

01-08-2013, 08:52 AM

I've read where both Brady and Belichick are expecting a dogfight, are preparing hard and are adding wrinkles...in other words, normal, gameday preparation. What some jerk hole writer says will have no bearing on the game unless the Texans let it get in their head and start doing stupid things to go over the top. I don't see that happening either.

b0ng

01-08-2013, 09:10 AM

I've read where both Brady and Belichick are expecting a dogfight, are preparing hard and are adding wrinkles...in other words, normal, gameday preparation. What some jerk hole writer says will have no bearing on the game unless the Texans let it get in their head and start doing stupid things to go over the top. I don't see that happening either.

I'm pretty sure Brady learned his lesson after famously asking when the last time the Patriots only scored 17 was, responding to a score prediction made by Plaxico Burress before the Superbowl.

Señor Stan

01-08-2013, 09:54 AM

Just like Jordan shouldn't have listened to the reporter who said he couldn't shoot threes before he played Portland?

Jordan is the perfect example of this...He was a player that was always looking for some perceived slight in order to give him an edge. Just look at his HOF speech.

Arian Foster himself is a good example of this. He still carries a chip on his shoulder about being undrafted. I hope he keeps remembering that and using it to motivate himself.

Mr teX

01-08-2013, 09:57 AM

none of this back & forth, twitter feeds and crap is gonna matter if they come out the same way they did last time....i really wish people stop talking about this....All they're doing is giving this bum ass columnist attention.

Foxboro Steve

01-08-2013, 10:00 AM

"Not being distracted by outside influence" "Fosters tweets are probably bulletin board material". So, which is it, and what exactly has Foster tweeted that would be that sort of material exactly (I'm pretty sure you won't find any)?

I've heard many Pats fans say that if Foster needs extra motivation then the Texans have already lost. I'm sure the '01 Pats didn't use any sort of media written about them or how they were gifted a win vs Oakland as motivation going into the game against the Rams. Motivation in football is a funny thing and can certainly lead to great upsets. And we've certainly seen the Pats fall to a team their fans believe than to be superior than during playoff and championship football. So you go ahead and keep believing that there is nothing to worry about from the lowly Texans.

The Pats are funny about outside motivation. Rodney Harrison mastered it and ingrained it as part of the Patriot Way, making them out to be underdogs when they were double digit favorites.

What us fans believe is irrelevant. What matters is whats going on this week for game planning and how they execute. It's my belief that Belichick will coach the Pats up to win, and Kubiak will coach up your guys not to lose. I could be wrong, and I have no problem coming back in here to say I was wrong in the event the Texans beat the Pats. I just don't think they will. I think Belichick has the advantage.

Foxboro Steve

01-08-2013, 10:52 AM

Danny boy will be on 98.5 The SportsHub today. (http://betaplayer.radio.com/player/985-the-sports-hub)

edit: coming up at 11am EST

GP

01-08-2013, 11:10 AM

The Pats are funny about outside motivation. Rodney Harrison mastered it and ingrained it as part of the Patriot Way, making them out to be underdogs when they were double digit favorites.

What us fans believe is irrelevant. What matters is whats going on this week for game planning and how they execute. It's my belief that Belichick will coach the Pats up to win, and Kubiak will coach up your guys not to lose. I could be wrong, and I have no problem coming back in here to say I was wrong in the event the Texans beat the Pats. I just don't think they will. I think Belichick has the advantage.

That one word is the key to everything. Belichick.

Has there been any other NFL coach who got sent to the curb like he did (Browns and Jets)...and then came back and basically re-invented himself and ended up dominating the way this guy has dominated for over a decade now? I mean, his level of coaching is like Michael Jordan'ish in terms of its duration and its unending relentlessness.

thunderkyss

01-08-2013, 11:49 AM

Has there been any other NFL coach who got sent to the curb like he did (Browns and Jets)

I don't think the Jets sent him to the curb. If I remember right, Parcells hand picked Bellichick to replace him & Bellichick gave them the finger.

The Jets were upset about that for a long time.

Foxboro Steve

01-08-2013, 12:13 PM

I don't think the Jets sent him to the curb. If I remember right, Parcells hand picked Bellichick to replace him & Bellichick gave them the finger.

The Jets were upset about that for a long time.

As they were coming to the podium to introduce Belichick as the head coach, Bill handed the Jets brass a hand written napkin that read "I resign as HC of the NYJ."

Short video of Belichick resigning (http://youtu.be/h5OFlPcEzbU)

There are those of us that believe the Jets are still upset about it.

klockWork

01-09-2013, 01:01 AM

I think Arian Foster is a fraud. Isn't he supposed to be this renaissance-man-all-worldly-philosophical-literature-reading guy? Why would he be stupid enough to post that bum column on his twitter avatar? That's like shaking a guy hand and giving him your money after he just ***** slapped you and your whole family.

And I don't buy that motivation crap. This is the playoffs. If you can't be motivated by that fact something wrong with you. And there's no such thing as "extra" motivation. Either you're motivated or you're not. It's not like Arian is a 10yr vet whose been in the PA every year during his career and the need of an extra spark might help.

Now this Shaughnessy turd checks just got fatter from writing such a stirring article that got pickup by Espn and cbs sports.

Dread-Head

01-09-2013, 02:58 AM

One of the key tenants of the "Patriot Way" is "don't listen to the noise". It comes right after "do your job". in other words, don't listen to what the mediots in the press and talk shows are saying. They don't know whats going on.

Right now Adrian Foster is "listening to the noise". Not a great sign. Well actually it IS a great sign.....if you are a Pats fan. ;)

:thinking: Dallas Cowboy Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson prior to facing the Steelers in a Superbowl said: "Terry Bradshaw is so STUPID, he couldn't spell 'cat' if you spotted him the 'c' and the 't.' ." Bradshaw paid attention...I forget...who won that Superbowl again?

Foxboro Steve

01-09-2013, 07:58 AM

:thinking: Dallas Cowboy Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson prior to facing the Steelers in a Superbowl said: "Terry Bradshaw is so STUPID, he couldn't spell 'cat' if you spotted him the 'c' and the 't.' ." Bradshaw paid attention...I forget...who won that Superbowl again?

Hollywood wasn't a member of the media. The players hear when others players yap. Steelers DB Anthony Smith guaranteed a win against NE in '07. Brady specifically targeted him, and then he made sure to get in his face about it during the game.

They did the same thing in 2004 against the Eagles, with Freddie Mitchell running his mouth as well.

Dread-Head

01-09-2013, 10:32 AM

Hollywood wasn't a member of the media. The players hear when others players yap. Steelers DB Anthony Smith guaranteed a win against NE in '07. Brady specifically targeted him, and then he made sure to get in his face about it during the game.

They did the same thing in 2004 against the Eagles, with Freddie Mitchell running his mouth as well.

The contingent among the national media is a Patriot win. ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Fox Sports, NBC Sports and CBS sports are all unanimous in thinking the Pats will take this one. The only thing they disagree on is the "margin of victory." If you're on that Texan Team you're thinking that you'll be playing against The Patriots, The Crowd at Foxborrough, The Refs AND the National Media. Sorry but if I had a bull on the side of my helmet I'd be making it my mission to prove ALL of the aforementioned wrong.
Doug Williams was a back up QB with the Redskins playing against John Elway and the heavily favored Broncos. The sports writers GAVE that game to the Broncos before a down was played. When Elway and the Broncos scored FIRST they merely thought they had confirmation. The rest of the game proved OTHERWISE.

If the Texans defense goes into this game remembering that Thomas Brady was not BORN IN A MANGER in Bethlehem, DIDN'T preach the sermon on the mount, perform the miracle of the loaves and fishes, WON'T be betrayed by one of his disciples and WON'T rise on the 3rd day after his crucifixion then they MIGHT just have a shot.

Foxboro Steve

01-09-2013, 10:57 AM

The contingent among the national media is a Patriot win. ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Fox Sports, NBC Sports and CBS sports are all unanimous in thinking the Pats will take this one. The only thing they disagree on is the "margin of victory." If you're on that Texan Team you're thinking that you'll be playing against The Patriots, The Crowd at Foxborrough, The Refs AND the National Media. Sorry but if I had a bull on the side of my helmet I'd be making it my mission to prove ALL of the aforementioned wrong.
Doug Williams was a back up QB with the Redskins playing against John Elway and the heavily favored Broncos. The sports writers GAVE that game to the Broncos before a down was played. When Elway and the Broncos scored FIRST they merely thought they had confirmation. The rest of the game proved OTHERWISE.

If the Texans defense goes into this game remembering that Thomas Brady was not BORN IN A MANGER in Bethlehem, DIDN'T preach the sermon on the mount, perform the miracle of the loaves and fishes, WON'T be betrayed by one of his disciples and WON'T rise on the 3rd day after his crucifixion then they MIGHT just have a shot.

wait, so your saying you guys have to nail TB12 to a cross to win? :popcorn:

I know the underdogs can win. I was there in New Orleans when they won the first one, and the Rams fans were all politely arrogant. I am not saying you can't win. You can. But if you need the CHB to motivate your players, then that's a problem. They should *in best Ray Lewis voice* to a man, go to Foxboro and take what's theirs. I just don't think they will. I think Kubiak will play it safe and the Pats will do just enough to win.

Dread-Head

01-09-2013, 11:00 AM

wait, so your saying you guys have to nail TB12 to a cross to win? :popcorn:

I know the underdogs can win. I was there in New Orleans when they won the first one, and the Rams fans were all politely arrogant. I am not saying you can't win. You can. But if you need the CHB to motivate your players, then that's a problem. They should *in best Ray Lewis voice* to a man, go to Foxboro and take what's theirs. I just don't think they will. I think Kubiak will play it safe and the Pats will do just enough to win.

Two things:

1. God no. If they do that he'll win and several Brady religions will bet started.